The National Lampoon & Stage 32 Comedy Screenwriting Competition is looking to identify and champion a screenwriter and their comedy feature script.

Objective:

This contest is open to all comedy writers. With an eye for highlighting traditionally underrepresented voices, the National Lampoon & Stage 32 Comedy Screenwriting Competition is looking to identify and champion a screenwriter and their comedy feature script. Some of the best comedy finds its success in providing unique insight on something familiar; the humor, irony, or absurdity in an everyday experience is illuminated by some alternate perspective. Accordingly, the comedy landscape—across every medium—is its most rich, thought-provoking, and entertaining when it is inclusive.

Any writer or writing team may participate by submitting a completed feature-length comedy script they have written. For the purposes of this competition, we''''re looking for scripts with an emphasis on social satire; but, comedy is otherwise defined broadly: dark comedies, dramedies, action comedies, horror comedies, and any other genre-hybrids are welcome.

The winning script will receive a paid option of 18 months by National Lampoon and the winning writer put directly into their mentoring program.

Entry Fee:

$39.99 by June 7th; $49.99 by June 29th; $59.99 by July 17th

Type:

Screenplay

Promotes:

Specific Genres

Originates From:

United States

Occurrence:

Once

Sponsored By:

Other

Start Date:

5/31/2018

Submission Deadlines:

7/17/2018

Year of Origin:

2018

Rules:

Any writer or writing team may participate by submitting a completed feature-length comedy script they have written. For the purposes of this competition, we''''re looking for scripts with an emphasis on social satire; but, comedy is otherwise defined broadly: dark comedies, dramedies, action comedies, horror comedies, and any other genre-hybrids are welcome.

No shorts or TV pilots will be accepted.

All writers submitting a script between 120-150 pages must pay an additional $15. No scripts over 150 pages will be accepted.

Prizes and Awards:

The Grand Prize Winner will receive:* $5,000 option with National Lampoon for a term of 18 months* Mentoring program with National Lampoon creatives, executives, and network